“I think this is something we all can relate to: experiences that may start out as good ideas until suddenly, they become… — Tania Aebi Copy Share Image
Government likes committees... a lot. Committees kill all the really good ideas and generally all the really bad ideas. They produce middle-ground… — Betsy DeVos Copy Share Image
People who snack sometimes sometimes eat kind of thoughtlessly and end up eating a lot more. But in principle, it's a really… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
The best ideas often look terrible at the beginning the truly good ideas, don't seem like they're worth stealing. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
When something has to be done, do it! In France we are full of good ideas, but we rarely put them into… — Bernard Arnault Copy Share Image
“Good ideas rarely seem like good ideas at their inception, that's what stops the majority of people from having them” — Drew Gummerson Copy Share Image
Progress-progress is the dirtiest word in the language-who ever told us- And made us believe it-that to take a step forward was… — Edna St. Vincent Millay Copy Share Image
“During intellectual droughts one shower of good ideas can cause a flash-flood to wash away the roads your habits travel.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“The progress of the last 500 years shows us precisely what the good ideas are: social harmony, human rights, the aspiration of… — Jeffrey Tucker Copy Share Image
How does humility manifest itself in leadership and in life? A humble person is more concerned about what is right than about… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
After [Dan Fried] was initially hired into the Foreign Service in 1977, five subsequent presidents of both parties thought it would be… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
When communism failed, it wasn't a good idea that had gone wrong, it was a bad idea that had been sustained with… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
Progress is unstoppable. It is a drumbeat to which we must all march. Technology helps and good ideas spread – these are… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
What you end up seeing when you look at history is that people who have been good at pushing the boundaries of… — Steven Johnson Copy Share Image
The classic example I've used - I'm sure you've heard me say it before - was Mark Begich in Alaska who was… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
I met [my editor] in a bar where alcoholic beverages are served and I bought her one and I told her the… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
“The time for miracles has either passed or not come yet, besides, miracles, genuine miracles, whatever people say, are not such a… — José Saramago Copy Share Image
You can't reduce lactic acid, but you can increase your tolerance to it. I do this through running or cycling, but it's… — Deborah Bull Copy Share Image
My favorite thing is to be naked, which is why I always live in remote areas. My ideal is to wake in… — Daryl Hannah Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton respects good ideas wherever they come from. That's something I haven't seen in a lot of powerful people. — Ronan Farrow Copy Share Image
Idea-Advocacy Matrix highlights a couple of things: that good ideas need to be "sold" if they are ever going to see the… — John Daly Copy Share Image
The problem isn't so much finding good ideas (there is no shortage) as embedding the ones we have into everyday practice. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
It's a good idea to prioritize your life and not making drinking the top priority. I think there are aspects of it… — Madeline Zima Copy Share Image
My cousin Elroy spent seven years as an IBM taper staring at THINK signs on the walls before he finally got a… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
When you're glad to be alive, good ideas come. The reason good ideas don't come today is because we're all bottled up… — Ray Manzarek Copy Share Image
All religion may be centered around a generally good idea, however, this has not stopped its adherents from acting like bastards. — Paul Feyerabend Copy Share Image
“Every day thousands of people bury good ideas because they are afraid to act on them. And afterwards, the ghosts of these… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are two things that have to happen before an idea catches on. One is that the idea should be good. The… — Jawaharlal Nehru Copy Share Image
Counting lines is probably a good idea if you want to print it out and are short on paper, but I fail… — Erik Naggum Copy Share Image
In the advertising business, a good idea can inspire a great commercial. But a good insight can fuel a thousand ideas, a… — Phil Dusenberry Copy Share Image
We're doing a horrible job, and by "we" I mean conservatives, Republicans, free marketers, anyone who believes in liberty is doing a… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
That's where the good ideas come from: the people, not the boardroom. But you have to be willing to put in the… — Walker Stapleton Copy Share Image
I am always happy up a ladder with a paintbrush in my hand. And I wish I had more time to spend… — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
Create a good idea and leave it in the darkness; you will then see that people will come with the candles in… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
If you think you have a good idea, get into the marketplace as quickly as you can, using as little money as… — Paul Brown Copy Share Image
The next best thing to having good ideas is recognizing good ideas from your users. Sometimes the latter is better. — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share Image
Be sure to wear a good cologne, a nice aftershave lotion, and a strong underarm deodorant. And it might be a good… — George Burns Copy Share Image
Page and I get offered everything: women, little boys, cocaine, the lot, to just go back and do that again. I don't… — Robert Plant Copy Share Image
Ideas really do matter. But in any organization a good idea will only go so far unless its proponents are willing to… — John Daly Copy Share Image
I write in the mornings, in the bright daylight. But I get most of my good ideas after the sun has gone… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
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![“I met [my editor] in a bar where alcoholic beverages are served and I bought her one and I told her the idea. And she said that she liked it very much, which embarrassed me because I thought it meant that she was a lightweight and that in the morning, as so many women say to so many men, what…” quote by Daniel Handler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/daniel-handler-1043_alcoholics_i-met-my-editor-in-a-bar-where-alcoholic_2914123.jpg)
![“Page and I get offered everything: women, little boys, cocaine, the lot, to just go back and do that again. I don't think it would be a good idea at all. [But] I reserve judgment to change my mind in five years' time.” quote by Robert Plant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aca/robert-plant-1715_boys_page-and-i-get-offered-everything-women_617905.jpg)
